What color is #979889?

#979889 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #979889?

The RGB value is 151, 152, 137: 151 red, 152 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #979889?

The complementary color is #8A8998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #979889?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#979889 color

#979889 rgb(151, 152, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #979889 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 59.6% green and 53.7% blue (151, 152, 137).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#979889 color codes

HEX	`#979889`
RGB	`rgb(151, 152, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 59.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.37, -3.14, 7.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.37, 8.38, 111.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.506, 30.842, 28.113)`
Decimal	`9934985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #979889, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #979889	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#979889 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #979889 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #979889; }
.text { color: #979889; }
.border { border: 2px solid #979889; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 152 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #979889, #909889); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #979889?: #979889 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #979889?: The RGB value is 151, 152, 137: 151 red, 152 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #979889?: The complementary color is #8A8998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #979889?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.